The Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s-1900s - 9780822344513
Un libro in lingua di Taylor Dorceta E. edito da Duke Univ Pr, 2009
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Taylor traces the progression of several major thrusts in urban environmental activism, including the alleviation of poverty; sanitary reform and public health; safe, affordable, and adequate housing; parks, playgrounds, and open space; occupational health and safety; consumer protection (food and product safety); and land use and urban planning. At the same time, she presents a historical analysis of the ways race, class, and gender shaped experiences and perceptions of the environment as well as environmental activism and the construction of environmental discourses. Throughout her analysis, Taylor illuminates connections between the social and environmental conflicts of the past and those of the present. She describes the displacement of people of color for the production of natural open space for the white and wealthy, the close proximity between garbage and communities of color in early America, the cozy relationship between middle-class environmentalists and the business community, and the continuous resistance against environmental inequalities on the part of ordinary residents from marginal communities.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s-1900s
- Sottotitolo: Disorder, Inequality, and Social Change
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Taylor Dorceta E.
- Editore: Duke Univ Pr
- Collana: Duke Univ Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Novembre '09
- Genere: SCIENCE
- Argomenti : Cities and towns United States Growth History Cities and towns Growth Environmental aspects United States Cities and towns Growth Social aspects United States
- Pagine: 626
- Dimensioni mm: 228 x 152 x 38
- ISBN-10: 0822344513
- EAN-13: 9780822344513